| Language | Family | Form for PAIN | Gloss for PAIN | Form for GRIEF | Gloss for GRIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Greek | Indo-European | 'ponos | PAIN | 'ponos; kai'mos | GRIEF |
| Spanish | Indo-European | dolor | PAIN | tristeza; dolor; pena | GRIEF |
| Portuguese | Indo-European | dor | PAIN | tristeza; dor | GRIEF |
| Kumyk (Ter Bragun dialect) | Turkic | аврув, авуртагъаны, дерт, къайгъы | PAIN | пашманлыкъ, къайгъы, дёрт | GRIEF |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | cíiwòo | PAIN | cíiwòo | GRIEF |
| Udmurt | Uralic | kur̃adǰʸon ~ kur̃ekton | PAIN | kur̃ekton | GRIEF |
| Kanuri | Saharan | nə̀mjàù | PAIN | nə̀mjàù | GRIEF |
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | 'algos; o'dunē; 'patʰos; 'patʰēma | PAIN | 'lūpē; 'algos; o'dunē | GRIEF |
| Ancient Greek | Indo-European | 'algos; o'dunē; 'patʰos; 'patʰēma | PAIN | 'lūpē; 'algos; o'dunē | GRIEF |
| Ancient Aramaic | Afro-Asiatic | kēbā | PAIN | ʁāḳtā; ʔeblā; kēbā; karyūtā; ʁuṣbā | GRIEF |
| Yagua | Peba-Yagua | nuwada; hũnura; nuwayada | PAIN | nuwayada; yiweda; nuwatyãda | GRIEF |
| Aguaruna | Chicham | nahamau | PAIN | na'hamau | GRIEF |
| Tibetan (Jirel) | Sino-Tibetan | 'dukpā | GRIEF | 'dukpā | PAIN |